Of the 64 people being laid off by Pacific Monarch Resorts Inc., none is from the Tahoe Seasons Resort in South Lake Tahoe. Las Vegas-based Diamond Resorts bought Pacific Monarch’s unsold vacation ownership inventory for $49.3 million earlier this year in a bankruptcy reorganization deal. “In an effort to consolidate back-office functions with existing Diamond […]
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By Massimo Calabresi, Time If someone wanted to create a global system for tracking human beings and collecting information about them, it would look a lot like the digital mobile-device network. It knows where you are, and — the more you text, tweet, shop, take pictures and navigate your surroundings using a smart phone — […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the South Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition need volunteers to assist with programs and activities for elementary school students in South Lake Tahoe this fall. Volunteer training will take place Aug. 29 from 2 to 5pm at the Tallac Historic Site located approximately three miles north […]
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To the community, B4BC’s Eight Annual Skate the Lake Presented by Tahoe Longboards took place Aug. 18 in North Lake Tahoe and was a great success. Over 85 participants pushed for prevention and collectively, more than $10,000 in net funds were raised. Participants included Tahoe residents from near and friends from afar to encourage people […]
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Laura Hall, musical director of “Whose Line Is It Anyway”, and her actor-musician husband, Rick Hall, will be on the South Shore over Labor Day weekend. The Halls’ performance schedule includes two shows at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre. They will join with the Tahoe Improv Players on Sept 1 at 7:30pm for an evening show […]
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By Alyx Sacks, KRNV-TV Joe Humasti is a golf and ski coach for Incline High School. Humatsi has coached for 30 years and has been trained in CPR since 1972, but until now has never had to use it. “It comes back just like a reflex, the reflex takes over your emotions and you’re just […]
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South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News the temporary closure of station 2 will be from Aug. 27-31. (LTN first reported about the possibility of this happening on Aug. 18.) “(The) same number of actual people (will be) working on a day-to-day basis, just deploying them a little differently,” Uhler told […]
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• Voters registered in El Dorado County who will be overseas for the Nov. 6 election have a variety of ways to get a ballot. Check out this website for details. • September is when Sugar Pine Foundation volunteers collect seeds. To volunteer, contact Maria at maria@sugarpinefoundation.org or (650) 814.9565. • The 24th annual Alpen […]
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When the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District board meets Sept. 1, the settlement agreement with former General Manager Tom Barnes is expected to be ratified. Barnes had sued the district for wrongful termination after being fired in 2010. He had asked for unpaid leave while he received treatment for cancer. He was denied that […]
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By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times For kids who get a lot of colds during the winter, a boost in vitamin D levels may be just what the doctor ordered, researchers reported Monday. Supplementing vitamin D intake for children who were deficient halved the number of colds the children contracted, a team reported […]
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